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House adjourns before voting on cannabis omnibus and hemp bill

Illinois News Joint

Lawmakers and stakeholders deliberated on two cannabis bills in the Illinois House to the edge of the 5 a.m. spring-session deadline yesterday morning but ultimately did not bring either House Bill 4293 , the Hemp Consumer Products Act, nor House Bill 2911 , a cannabis omnibus, to the floor for a vote.

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Celtic Hemp

Project CBD

Have you heard of Celtic Hemp? In a recently published paper in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research , Dr. John M. O’Sullivan trace hemp’s prehistoric journey from Asia to Hibernia — now modern-day Ireland. Like much of Europe, cannabis arrived in Ireland when written records were scarce.

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2024 Hemp Open House set for Aug. 2

Illinois News Joint

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Department of Crop Sciences and the Illinois Hemp Growers Association (IHGA) are scheduled to co-host the annual Hemp Research Open House Friday, Aug. The 2024 Hemp Research Open House is set to run from 9 a.m.- For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois Hemp regulation battle continues

Illinois News Joint

Stakeholders’ ongoing battle over hemp regulations in Illinois continued this week. Lakesia Collins renewed their call to move forward with their proposals for hemp regulations and taxation ( House Bill 5306 , House Bill 4161 , and Senate Bill 3790 ). New sponsored legislation from Sen. Kimberly A.

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Where the Money Grows: Learning the Industry Trends in Medical Cannabis, Recreational Marijuana, Hemp, and Beyond

Speaker: Jonathan Bench, International Cannabis and Securities Business Attorney at Harris Bricken

cannabis industry is still in its infancy, even though states began engaging with legalization in one form or another in the late 1990s. Those in the cannabis industry are left with burning questions such as which states and industries are dominant, and which are on the rise? cannabis marketplace. The current state of the U.S.

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Hemp Consumer Products Act passes Illinois Senate

Illinois News Joint

House Bill 4293 , which contains the Hemp Consumer Products Act, passed the Illinois Senate today with a vote of 54-1 (and passed the House 105-0 with one present vote on April 15). HB4293 has arrived back in the House for concurrence on the amendments added while in the Senate, including the Hemp Consumer Products Act.

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NIHH Hemp Building Workshop set for June 20-21

Illinois News Joint

The Northern Illinois Hemp Hub and Kifcure are set to host the Hemp Building Workshop from 9 a.m.-5 at the Northern Illinois Hemp Hub, located at 5W223 Lees Road in Maple Park, June 20-21. The two-day event will delve into the innovative world of sustainable construction, focusing on the utilization of hemp-based materials.

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